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Jannik Sinner extends ATP 1000 win streak to 29 in Rome
Mar 26, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Jannik Sinner of Italy returns a point during a match against Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the quarter finals of the men’s singles at the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images World No. 1 Jannik Sinner extended his ATP 1000 match winning streak to 29 on Saturday with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory over Austria’s Sebastian Ofner at the Italian Open.
Sinner, who hails from Italy, fell in the 2025 finals of the tournament in Rome to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian is attempting to capture the “Career Golden Masters,” winning all nine ATP Masters events, a feat only achieved by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic since the series started in 1990.
“It is an amazing feel to be back,” Sinner said after the match. “The first match, the most important thing is not to lose. The level will eventually come day by day. Since day one, this has been a very special tournament for me. Every year when you come here, you reflect about the year a little bit, being Italian and in a year a lot of things can change. I am happy to be here.”
Sinner did not face a break point in the match against Ofner. He broke the Austrian’s serve in the fourth game of the first set and the opening game of the second set. His play on second serves was the difference as Sinner won 15 of 21 of his own second serves (71%) and captured nearly half (14 of 29) of Ofner’s second offerings.
Sinner will face unseeded Alexei Popyrin in the third round, as the Australian recovered from a poor second set to defeat No. 26 Czech Jakub Mensik, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Mensik made 33 unforced errors in the final match of the day.
In addition to Mensik, seven other seeded players fell on Saturday. No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) decision to Argentine Mariano Navone, and No. 5 Ben Shelton fell to Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Shelton was broken on back-to-back service games in the first set and only hit one of his dozen aces in the deciding set, during which he only produced five winners against 11 unforced errors.
“I was extremely tight from the beginning of the match,” Basilashvili said. “For me, it means a lot to have these kinds of matches, especially (against a) Top 10 player. Super happy and I am looking forward to the next match.”
The other seeded players to fall were No. 17 Cameron Norrie of Great Britain, who lost to Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina, 6-3, 7-5, No. 24 Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who dropped a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 decision to Italian Mattia Bellucci, No. 27 Brazilian Joao Fonseca, who was edged by Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1), and No. 28 Corentin Moutet of France, who was eliminated by Spanish qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4).
Moreover, No. 15 Arthur Fils of France, who recently won in Barcelona, retired while trailing 4-0 to Andrea Pellegrino of Italy.
Seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia advanced in a walkover versus Czech Tomas Machac. No. 10 Italian Flavio Cobolli defeated France’s Terence Atmane, 7-6 (1), 6-3, while No. 12 Andrey Rubrev of Russia ousted Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-4, 6-4.
No. 20 Frances Tiafoe came from behind to edge Peru’s Ignacio Buse, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2, No. 21 Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina knocked off Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin, 7-6 (2), 6-4 and No. 30 Brandon Nakashima routed Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-4, 6-0.
In Saturday’s lone second-round match involving unseeded players, Spanish lucky loser Martin Landaluce swept Croatia’s Marin Cilic, 6-4, 6-4.
–Field Level Media
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Jakob Marsee, Marlins rally late to beat Nationals
May 9, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams (5) is called out trying to steal second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards (9) applies the tag in the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Jakob Marsee hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eight inning and the Marlins held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Saturday in Miami.
With the score tied 4-4, Kyle Stowers led off the eighth with a single against Mitchell Parker (2-1) and Connor Norby walked. After both runners advanced on a wild pitch, Marsee homered to right. Esteury Ruiz doubled, stole third and scored on a Leo Jimenez sacrifice fly to make it 8-4.
In the Washington ninth, Drew Millas singled home Jose Tena, who had doubled off Michael Petersen. James Wood doubled Millas to third, and Luis Garcia, Jr. singled them home to make it 8-7 and went to second on the throw home. After Jorbit Vivas hit into a fielder’s choice, John King came on and got CJ Abrams to fly out for his first save.
Miami’s Xavier Edwards tied it 4-4 when he homered off Parker with two outs in the seventh, his second homer in two games.
Stowers had three hits including a homer for Miami, which had lost five of its last six games.
Andrew Nardi (3-2) pitched one inning for the win.
Garcia had three hits, and Wood homered and doubled for Washington, which had won three straight.
Wood led off the game and hit a 3-2 pitch into the second deck in right center for his 11th home run. Garcia singled, and Brady House doubled him to third. Abrams grounded a single past the drawn-in infield and both runners scored to make it 3-0.
Abrams tripled with one out in the third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Daylen Lile to make it 4-0.
In the Miami fourth, Otto Lopez reached on an infield single, and Stowers homered to right to pull the Marlins within 4-2.
Norby reached on a throwing error by Abrams in the sixth. He stole second and third and scored on Owen Caissie’s sacrifice fly, pulling Miami within 4-3.
After Washington opener Richard Lovelady tossed two scoreless innings, Zack Littell worked four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits.
Miami’s Janson Junk went six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits.
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Mark Hubbard (64) seizes 1-shot edge at Myrtle Beach
Feb 28, 2026; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Mark Hubbard plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images Mark Hubbard fired a 7-under-par 64 on Saturday to claim a 1-shot edge over England’s Aaron Rai through three rounds of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.
The 36-year-old Hubbard, who has yet to win a PGA Tour title and hasn’t finished in the top 20 this year, reeled off four straight birdies late in his round to push to 16 under 197 heading into the final round of this opposite-field event.
“I felt like I had some of the best ball control I’ve had all season, maybe my whole career today,” Hubbard said. “But I felt like I was kind of leaving a few out there in the middle of the round.”
After posting birdies on just two of his first 10 holes, Hubbard recorded a birdie at No. 11 before pouring it on with birdies on Nos. 14 through 17.
“I think Mark a couple of weeks ago would have gotten pretty frustrated and turned a 64 into a 68,” Hubbard said. “I just stayed really patient and just tried and kept hitting good shot after good shot and eventually the putts started going in.”
Rai, who held a one-shot lead entering Saturday’s play, shrugged off his lone bogey at No. 8 by reeling off four consecutive birdies to start his back nine. He finished at 5 under for the day.
“Had a great section in the middle of the round,” Rai said. “Made a few birdies back-to-back, which really kind of got things going. Yeah, really pleased overall.”
Kevin Roy pulled within two shots of Hubbard with a bogey-free 65. Beau Hossler and Mac Meissner tied for the day’s lowest round with 64s to remain three shots shy of Hubbard. Brandt Snedeker (67) joined them at 13 under.
Brooks Koepka registered an eagle at the par-5 15th on his way to a 64. He shares seventh place with Japan’s Keita Nakajima (67) and South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout (68), five shots out of the lead.
“I feel like I’m striking it as good as I ever have, driving it as good as I ever have,” said Koepka, who posted a 7 under 29 on the back nine. “If I can continue to do that, then I’m going to be very pleased where I’m at for a while.”
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Jeeno Thitikul maintains lead at Mizuho Americas Open
Apr 23, 2026; Houston, Texas, United States; Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand hits a tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images For the third consecutive day, Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul held her spot atop the leaderboard as she attempts to defend her title at the Mizuho Americas Open in West Caldwell, N.J.
Thitikul saw her three-shot lead after two rounds sliced to two in the third round on Saturday as she carded a 2-under-par 70 to finish 54 holes at 10-under 206.
France’s Celine Boutier followed up her 68 on Friday with a 67 to climb into solo second at 8 under. Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi (-7) and Allisen Corpuz (-6) produced the day’s low rounds at 66 to move into third and a share of fourth, respectively. China’s Ruoning Yin (68) and Australia’s Hannah Green (68) are tied with Corpuz.
Thitikul won the event last year at Liberty National Golf Club, but it was moved 27 miles northwest to Mountain Ridge Country Club this year.
Thitiful, who stands No. 2 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, bogeyed the second hole but made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7 and 8 and posted a birdie on the par-5 17th to reach 10-under for the first time.
Thitikul has only missed six greens in 54 holes.
“I think maybe I just not, you know, expect the perfect shot just going in the hole,” she said. “I mean, I just pick my target or where I want to start the ball and I just commit and then hit the ball.”
Boutier bogeyed the first hole to fall back to 2-under, but went bogey-free from there while converting three birdies on each nine. The 32-year-old former Duke standout played the four par-3s in 3 under.
“I feel like I learn a little bit more each day on this course,” Boutier said. “I feel like today the conditions were a little bit more difficult at the end, but it was actually really calm the first, you know, like 12 holes or so.
“So I feel like it was playing slightly bit easier. I feel like I gave myself more birdie chances, which kind of helped a lot.”
Choi, who started the day tied for 13th, birdied five of eight holes in the middle of her round and sliced her number of putts from 36 on Friday to 29 on Saturday.
“I think it was because actually I really hit a lot of putts yesterday, but it was because the green was still hard and if I hit the second shot far to the pin, it was hard to make two putts,” Choi said. “…So I made lots of three-putts yesterday.
“Compared to yesterday, today I didn’t really have a long putt left, and I made a good save on the difficult putts, too.
Jennifer Kupcho (-3) and Brooke Matthews (-2), who started in second and third place, respectively, each shot 2 over 74 to fall out of the top nine.
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Jakob Marsee, Marlins rally late to beat Nationals
Mark Hubbard (64) seizes 1-shot edge at Myrtle Beach
